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(43) Date of publication: 17.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/07 (21) Application number: 08754349.2 (22) Date of filing: 12.05.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/006022 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/153654 (18.12.2008 Gazette 2008/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 22.05.2007 US 805420 (71) Applicant: Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. Framingham, MA 01702 (US)	(72) Inventor: LEE, Woojin Hopkinton, MA 01748 (US) (74) Representative: de Beaumont, Michel  1bis, rue Champollion 38000 Grenoble 38000 Grenoble (FR)